 4 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
waterfall
noun: a steep descent of the water of a river [syn: {falls}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Waterfall \Wa"ter*fall'\, noun
1. A fall, or perpendicular descent, of the water of a river
or stream, or a descent nearly perpendicular; a cascade; a
cataract.
2. (Hairdressing) An arrangement of a woman's back hair over
a cushion or frame in some resemblance to a waterfall.
3. A certain kind of neck scarf. --T. Hughes.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
50 Moby Thesaurus words for "waterfall":
Niagara, cascade, cataract, chute, collapse, comedown, crash,
debacle, declension, declination, defluxion, descending,
descension, descent, down, downbend, downcome, downcurve, downfall,
downflow, downgrade, downpour, downrush, downtrend, downturn,
downward trend, drop, dropping, eddy, fall, falling, falls, force,
gravitation, inclination, linn, nappe, plummeting, pounce, rapids,
riffle, sault, shoot, spout, stoop, surge, swoop, vortex,
watershoot, whirlpool
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Waterfall, PA
Zip code(s): 16689
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